Ginuwine signs to non-existent record label
R&B singer Ginuwine is suing for $4 million, claiming he was duped into a contract with King Music Group, a company that appears not to exist, run by Michael Bourne.…
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Springsteen sued over a horse
Olympic equestrian Todd Minikus is suing Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti, claiming they reneged on a $650,000 deal to buy a horse for their daughter.…
Diddy's jail suit
James Sabatino is suing Diddy for $19 million, claiming he is owed money for Notorious BIG recordings from 1994 that Diddy agreed to buy but never fully paid for.…
Lil Wayne arrested
Rapper Lil Wayne was arrested in Idaho after a Boise concert over drugs possession charges from last year, missing a second gig and facing a formal charge on Tuesday.…
PRS sue Kwik-Fit
PRS are reportedly suing Kwik-Fit for £200,000 over unlicensed radio listening by staff, with Kwik-Fit arguing staff are not allowed to listen to radio at work.…
Wu Tang Clan clarify Beatles sample claim
Wu Tang Clan have clarified that their track The Heart Gently Weeps contains an interpolation, not a sample, of George Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps.…
Jadakiss charges dropped
Prosecutors have asked for charges against rapper Jadakiss to be dismissed a year after his arrest, after DNA tests failed to link the men to a gun.…
Armour tries to resurrect Beyonce lawsuit
Songwriter Jennifer Armour is appealing a ruling that dismissed her claim Beyonce copied lyrics from her song Got A Little Bit Of Love For You for Baby Boy.…
RIAA win first jury P2P trial
A jury has found Jammie Thomas guilty of file sharing 1702 songs, ordering her to pay $222,000 to the labels in the first P2P case to reach a jury verdict.…
Gucci angers independent
A dispute has broken out between Gucci Mane, Atlantic Records and his former label Big Cat Records over a Big Cat release and the Atlantic single Freaky Gurl.…
Procol Harum case back in court
Procol Harum founder Gary Booker is appealing a High Court ruling that organist Matthew Fisher co-owns A Whiter Shade Of Pale, with the appeal heard over two days.…
IMPALA hit out at SonyBMG ruling
IMPALA has criticised the European Commission's second approval of the SonyBMG merger, calling for a formal inquiry and asking the European Ombudsman to investigate maladministration.…